Advanced Settings - Sony STR-DE997 Operating Instructions Manual

Advanced settings

Using the CUSTOMIZE menu
to adjust the receiver
You can adjust various receiver settings using
the CUSTOMIZE menu.
1
Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select
" CUSTOMIZE
2
Turn MENU to select the parameter you
want to adjust.
For details, see "CUSTOMIZE menu
parameters" below.
3
Turn –/+ to select the setting you want.
The setting is entered automatically.
4
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust the other
items.
CUSTOMIZE menu parameters
The initial setting is underlined.
x 96/24 DEC XXXX
DTS 96/24
(DTS 96/24 decoding mode)
• AUTO
When a DTS 96/24 signal is input, it is played back
at 96 kHz sampling frequencies.
• OFF
Even when a DTS 96/24 signal is input, it is played
back at 48 kHz sampling frequencies.
Notes
• This parameter is valid only when A.F.D. mode is
selected (page 30). In other sound fields, this
parameter is always set to "OFF".
• DTS 96/24 decoding is valid only when A.F.D. mode
is selected (page 30). When the system is set to other
sound fields, standard 48 kHz decoding is used.
• Even when a DTS 96/24 signal is input, standard 48
kHz decoding is used if any speakers are set to
"SMALL" or if the sub woofer is set to "NO".
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x SB DEC XXXX
(Surround back decoding mode)
You can also use "SB DEC XXXX" to set the surround
back decoding mode (page 33).
For details on each decoding mode, see page 34.
• OFF
• AUTO
• ON
Note
This parameter is valid only when A.F.D. mode is
selected except for Dolby Pro Logic IIx mode
(page 30).
x DEC. PRI. XXXX
(Digital audio input decoding priority)
Lets you specify the input mode for the digital signal
input to the DIGITAL IN jacks.
The initial setting is "DEC. PRI. AUTO" for VIDEO 3
and TV/SAT, and "DEC. PRI. PCM" for DVD,
MD/TAPE and SA-CD/CD.
• AUTO
Automatically switches the input mode between
DTS, Dolby Digital, or PCM.
• PCM
PCM signals are given priority (to prevent the
interruption when playback starts). Even when other
signals are input, the sound is output. However, this
receiver cannot decode DTS-CD when set to "DEC.
PRI. PCM".
Note
When set to "DEC. PRI. AUTO" and the sound from
the digital audio jacks (for SA-CD/CD, etc.) is
interrupted when playback starts, set to "DEC. PRI.
PCM".
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